@article{fdi:010066845,
  title = {{P}resent-day sediment dynamics of the {S}anaga catchment ({C}ameroon) : from the total suspended sediment ({TSS}) to erosion balance},
  author = {{N}goupayou, {J}. {R}. {N}. and {D}zana, {J}. {G}. and {K}poumie, {A}. and {G}hogomu, {R}. {T}. and {T}akounjou, {A}. {F}. and {B}raun, {J}ean-{J}acques and {E}kodeck, {G}. {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}otal suspended sediment ({TSS}) data for 1960-1970 and from recent investigations (1990-2000) are used to evaluate the variability in sediment yield of the {S}anaga catchment ({C}ameroon) and the equivalent rates of erosion. {A}t the annual and seasonal time scales, total suspended sediment concentrations for the {M}bam sub-catchment are three to four times higher than for the {S}anaga basin, reflecting the higher sensitivity of the former to erosion. {C}lassical clockwise hysteresis loops are observed in both sub-catchments, despite a significant increase in human-induced catchment changes. {A}t the multi-year time frame (over a 40-year period), it appears that the second half of the 1990s is marked by a downward trend in {TSS}. {T}his shift is due to the control infrastructures (river impoundments and ponds) installed in certain parts of the whole catchment, combined with a drop in annual rainfall and river discharge.},
  keywords = {{S}anaga catchment ; total suspended sediment ; mechanical denudation ; hydroclimatic variability ; river impoundments ; dam siltation ; {CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques},
  volume = {61},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1080--1093},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2014.968572},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066845},
}